Must we only obey a just law; should we obey a law because it is just to do so; or else can we not obey at all?’ ESSAY The questions that shall be answered in this essay are Must we only obey a just law?’‚ Should we obey a law because it is just to do so?’ and Or else‚ can we not obey at all?’ Before we can answer these questions it is important to establish what is meant by the term just’. Just’ in this case means morally just’‚ I think‚ but differences of opinion exist as to its meaning
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people of Israel that lies at the core. Moral laws are obtained from the Torah‚ moreso within the Nevijim‚ with the most prominent being the Mitzvot since the moral law is the written belief itself. “Thou Shall not kill and Thou shall not steal.” (Exodus 20) are one of the many moral laws that cover all aspects of life ‚ it tells Jews to make ethical choices that would not undermined or harm the dignity of others. From this‚ with the strong belief in the moral law it provides Jewish adherents to gain
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Antigone: Moral Law vs Civil Law When it comes to morality‚ what is right and wrong based on a person’s personal beliefs‚ the story of Antigone is a great literary reference towards the internal struggles of an individual’s morality. Antigone chose to attribute herself with moral law instead of Creon’s rash and destructive civil law. Antigone felt that no one had the right to decide another’s fate‚ let alone the fate of someone else’s deceased body. Antigone believed that her brother deserved a
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than legal rules that we come across in our daily lives. They include‚ private rules‚ rules of natural justice‚ rules of morality and rules of law and it is those two last rules that we will be discussing the relationship between. However‚ first we need to define the meaning of ’The Law’ and ’Morality’ and show how they overlap in our society. The law can be described as rules that have been established by the state or country that we as a society need to uphold and follow and if we do not then
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Moral Law Vs. Natural Law "At the dramatic center of The Scarlet Letter is the idea of the awesomeness and inescapability of the Moral Law‚ to which all else is finally submitted‚"� (Levy 384). Assuming that Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter exploring the relationship between Moral law and Natural law‚ he chooses the moral laws to be absolute. Using definitions of nature and character provided by Seymour Katz applied to the terms natural law and moral law allow an extension of Leo Levy’s claim
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Natural Moral Law to moral decision making. As an ethical theory‚ natural law has a number of strengths; it allows Christians today‚ using their human reason to guide them‚ live as God intends them to live. However it can be argued that is has a number of weaknesses also‚ for example its religious underpinning. Taking a natural law approach to moral decision making can be seen as beneficial as it is a simplistic and universal guide to morality. As human reason forms the basis to this moral approach
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(a) Does the law depend on moral values? (b) Should the law depend on moral values? before establishing any degree of societal acknowledgement. Since time immemorial‚ there has always been an argument concerning the ways in which the law is affected by morality and consequently there is obviously a continuous societal debate establishing the development of this so-called relationship. This begs questions such as; ‘What are moral values? What is meant by the law ? How are these laws formulated?
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THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW AND MORALS The law is a set of rules and prinicples enforced by legal sanctions and imposed by the state. Morals involve questions of right and wrong and issues that depnd on conscience and instinct. Immoral behaviour is sometimes sanctioned by society and in somecases sanctioned by the state. There are strong arguments put forward as to why the law should enforce morality whereas others say that it should not. Contemporary issues‚ especially those that deal
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beings is to become perfectly moral. If we ought to work then we can become perfect and it can be possible. Kant believes using the Categorical Imperative is best‚ because it expresses to act only according to that maxim‚ whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal moral law (RTD 60). This practical reason issues that it commands people to act only in accordance with reason and morality and see if you can harmonize it to become a natural law; the principle of action example
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following unjust laws? Do we have to follow a law regarding how inequitable‚ unfair‚ or corrupt it may be? The main reason citizens follow these rules is because they are laws set in place by the government‚ and if broken could result in punishable actions.But what would you do if you were caught in a situation where the “unjust” law needs to be broken‚ would constructor a civil disobedience and take a stand for what you believe in. As Martin Luther King Jr. said “One has a moral responsibility
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